Path Traversal in Debian Linux
CVE-2023-5115
An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:2.14.11-1.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:2.14.11-1.el9ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:2.15.5-1.el8ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 For Rhel 9 — versions 0:2.15.5-1.el9ap
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform — versions 1.2, 2.3, 2.4
- Red Hat Ansible Developer — versions 1.0, 1.1
- Red Hat Ansible Inside — versions 1.1, 1.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5701 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5758 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5115 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5115?
- CVE-2023-5115 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Linux, classified under Absolute Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-12-18.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5115?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.